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he needs to show the country that government works and government resources are important and when a big disaster strikes, you need the federal government to step in and work with state and local governments. now is the time for the president to show true leadership and i think he is and according to one republican and romney surrogate, he is. chris christie has praised the president's efforts but had a little patience for a fox news question about a possible photo-op with mitt romney in the days to come. >> we hear that perhaps he's going to -- mr. romney may do some storm-related events. is there any possibility that governor romney may go to flj to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. i have 2.4 million people out of power. i've got devastation on the shore. i've got floods in the northern part of my state. if you think right now i give a damn about presidential politics then you don't know me. >> this storm undoubtedly is a wale wake-up call to those conservatives who want to leave disaster relief up to the states. tu
he needs to show the country that government works and government resources are important and when a big disaster strikes, you need the federal government to step in and work with state and local governments. now is the time for the president to show true leadership and i think he is and according to one republican and romney surrogate, he is. chris christie has praised the president's efforts but had a little patience for a fox news question about a possible photo-op with mitt romney in the...
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the federal government is closed. and just eight days out from election day, the super storm is impacting the presidential race as well. president canceled a florida campaign rally this morning, returning to washington to meet with his storm response team. and this afternoon the president assured anxious americans that the federal government sf ready. >> we have prepositioned assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we're making sure that food and water and emergency generation is available. i'm confident that we're ready, but i think the public needs to prepare for the fact that this is going to take a long time for us to clean up. >> and with that lengthy cleanup in mind, the president was asked about the potential impact on the quickly approaching election. >> the election will take care of itself next week. right now our number one priority is to make sure that we are saving lives, that our search and rescue teams are going to be in place, that people are going to get the
the federal government is closed. and just eight days out from election day, the super storm is impacting the presidential race as well. president canceled a florida campaign rally this morning, returning to washington to meet with his storm response team. and this afternoon the president assured anxious americans that the federal government sf ready. >> we have prepositioned assets so that fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments. we're making sure that food...
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i love the guy that is go we hate government, government's bad, government bad and then the first time there's a disaster, what do they start shouting? government, come help me. federal government, please, come to my state. help me. look. americans are not stupid. when we see the actions that speaks louder than any kind of words and the republican hatchet men can say all that want that government's bad but when it really matters and people's lives are at stake, who do you count on to be there? a strong, effective, efficient government. that's played out on television screens across the country right before election day. >> you had some republicans who said bringing up governor romney's comments regarding fema during the primary was politicizing it. but again, today on his own unsolicited and not a result of a question directed to him former governor of florida jeb bush brought this up. rachel, thank you. david, as well. >> thank you so much. >> we're told that the president and governor christie will be back in atlantic city at the international airport and then the motorcade to take t
i love the guy that is go we hate government, government's bad, government bad and then the first time there's a disaster, what do they start shouting? government, come help me. federal government, please, come to my state. help me. look. americans are not stupid. when we see the actions that speaks louder than any kind of words and the republican hatchet men can say all that want that government's bad but when it really matters and people's lives are at stake, who do you count on to be there?...
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the federal government does not run the elections as it is. look, there is some precedence to this. during 9/11, on 9/11, was the new york city mayoral race and they delayed everything. you know, it would have to be up to a local authority to do that but that local authority i think you're going to be getting into provisional ballot issues. i think -- i think that that's the more likely scenario you don't postpone the day but maybe you expand the types of ballots, maybe you're more lenient on checking people in, but forcing provisional votes so it's going to take longer to verify the voters and all those things. i think that that's the most likely scenario that you would have some localities that would have to move, change positions, maybe even delay, but that would seem the least likely option but to come up with some way to deal with what you said if you have an electronic voting machine and no power how do you deal with that? >> we heard again from the campaigns, jim mess siena and david axelrod, e-mails from the romney campaign, both sides accusing each other of bluffing by -- >
the federal government does not run the elections as it is. look, there is some precedence to this. during 9/11, on 9/11, was the new york city mayoral race and they delayed everything. you know, it would have to be up to a local authority to do that but that local authority i think you're going to be getting into provisional ballot issues. i think -- i think that that's the more likely scenario you don't postpone the day but maybe you expand the types of ballots, maybe you're more lenient on...
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counterbalancing that, when people want the government to actually do something and do it well, they are much more likely to trust democrats in that circumstance. >> sure. >> the overall impact of the storm on the election is un unknowable. obama looks leader-like and presidential in the situation. he's part of the narrative of the storm, but then you pointed out, we're damaging early voting which is critical to the president's strategy. it becomes this situation like the president gets to look like a calm, strong leader in a crisis. that's the way some people read it. other people say the storm is obama's faumt and it proves he's weak. whatever way i see it, you see it that way. >> one problem for each the candidates jumps out at me. take obama. you alluded to early voting right there. there's this lag obama is doing pretty well in the swing states, but in the national horse race he's as best tied with romney and at worst he's down a point. it raises the possibility of that split verdict. you lose the popular vote and win the electoral college. the reason for that as i outlined last
counterbalancing that, when people want the government to actually do something and do it well, they are much more likely to trust democrats in that circumstance. >> sure. >> the overall impact of the storm on the election is un unknowable. obama looks leader-like and presidential in the situation. he's part of the narrative of the storm, but then you pointed out, we're damaging early voting which is critical to the president's strategy. it becomes this situation like the president...
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governor cuomo has asked for and received a team of experts from the federal government who will come in to try to help pump the water out of the subway tunnels all of which flooded. the bridges are slowly opening back up. but they still don't want people driving around because it is just too dangerous. but perhaps the most disturbing thing of all, is that at least ten new yorkers lost their lives in this storm last night. andrea? >> and ann, just a couple other things. there were moments like when the building in chelsea came down, i think it was around 8:00 or 8:30 last night. >> yep. >> when that building came down, those firefighters, those first responders, they went tearing in, visible from across the street, they just went right in without even missing a heartbeat to try to rescue anyone who was inside. just the response of the police and firefighters in new york, is so heart compelling. and then on top of everything else, new york hospital, the other side of the island, upper east side, that evacuation, with the nurses taking out the infants from the neonatal unit, nicu, 250 p
governor cuomo has asked for and received a team of experts from the federal government who will come in to try to help pump the water out of the subway tunnels all of which flooded. the bridges are slowly opening back up. but they still don't want people driving around because it is just too dangerous. but perhaps the most disturbing thing of all, is that at least ten new yorkers lost their lives in this storm last night. andrea? >> and ann, just a couple other things. there were moments...
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. >>> good governments, good politics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this, i can't think of a better job than helping the american people defend themselves. fortunately for president obama, that's his job this week. he signed up for it and now it needs doing. there's no walking away from it, nothing that takes precedence over putting his head and heart into ensuring the absolute best of his ability that people in the northeast part of the country recover and begin to reconstruct from this natural emergency that's come down on it. and every second this president applies himself, he must help the electoral momentum must shift in his direction because this now, these several days, will test if the president shares the hope on which he's built his public life. here's the latest on sandy's devastating impact. the storm has been blamed for at least 38 deaths so far. there's new video this afternoon showing the massive destruction along the new jersey shore. governor
. >>> good governments, good politics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this, i can't think of a better job than helping the american people defend themselves. fortunately for president obama, that's his job this week. he signed up for it and now it needs doing. there's no walking away from it, nothing that takes precedence over putting his head and heart into ensuring the absolute best of his ability that...
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there are a lot of states that people say, i don't like the government, don't want the government in my life, but when something like this happens know who you want in your life, the government. it's a tricky position. he can't turn that far to the right that thinks you should offset any disaster spending with cuts in the budget which is his running mate paul ryan and house republican positions and those that say it's moral hazard to spend any money on federal disaster relief because we're borrow fromming our kids. if you want to give federal money to private contractors, we're fine with that. >> the remarks he made last year in the primary, he kouchds it in moral terms when nothing brings into sharp focus, more reality and our role as our brother's keeper as times like this. have to field those questions at this time. >> there are no fox holes and no anti-government conservatives in hurricanes. when the hurricane comes everyone wants big brother and help. because there is some problems only government has a scale to respond to and this is one of them. so i think the problem with tak
there are a lot of states that people say, i don't like the government, don't want the government in my life, but when something like this happens know who you want in your life, the government. it's a tricky position. he can't turn that far to the right that thinks you should offset any disaster spending with cuts in the budget which is his running mate paul ryan and house republican positions and those that say it's moral hazard to spend any money on federal disaster relief because we're...
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people understand the real value of government, the federal government in coordinating and funding these efforts. the republicans have a problem here because they argue constantly. mitt romney said we should privatize fema or at least get rid of it and put it back to the states. that's a terrible argument to be defending this week. >> that was something brought up during the primary debates. joe, the former president is going to campaign for president obama later today in youngstown, ohio. the latest cnnle poll gives the president a four-point lead over governor romney. the president is struggling with white voters. 41% among white men. let me play what senator jim webb said to chuck todd on this issue. take a listen. >> how in the name of the lord can the democratic party, the party of andrew jackson, only be getting 28 periods of time of the white male working class vote? from my perspective it's because of the interest group politics in the democratic party, that particular cultural group doesn't believe the democrats like that. >> are some white voters turned off by the democratic pa
people understand the real value of government, the federal government in coordinating and funding these efforts. the republicans have a problem here because they argue constantly. mitt romney said we should privatize fema or at least get rid of it and put it back to the states. that's a terrible argument to be defending this week. >> that was something brought up during the primary debates. joe, the former president is going to campaign for president obama later today in youngstown,...
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it can be replaced if we understand that government has a role in our lives. government has to be the key factor in helping that effort, that recovery effort. >> let's talk about that effort. let me go to david corn. it seems to me that fema, there was a judgment made way back when in the '70s that government needs to be united. one focus by one man or woman, this guy, fugate's got to be good. you need like a baseball team, you need a manager, somebody to call the shots. >> and we see with more extreme weather happening in the last few years, it's more necessary to have a national, federalized approach, particularly in the planning and in the research, and tracking storms. that can't be done by 50 different states. i thought the president today was very smart when he spoke up in new jersey with governor christie. he thanked the congressional delegate for voting for fema funds. something that, of course, mitt romney -- >> well, anybody -- here's where it happens. the president this morning toured that devastation down in jersey with governor chris christie. aft
it can be replaced if we understand that government has a role in our lives. government has to be the key factor in helping that effort, that recovery effort. >> let's talk about that effort. let me go to david corn. it seems to me that fema, there was a judgment made way back when in the '70s that government needs to be united. one focus by one man or woman, this guy, fugate's got to be good. you need like a baseball team, you need a manager, somebody to call the shots. >> and we...
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>> i told the mayors and governors if it they're getting no for an answer somewhere in the federal government, they can call me personally at the white house. >> reporter: today the president visits new jersey where six days before the election, he got a pat on the back from republican rival governor chris christie. >> the president has been outstanding about this. i don't give a damn about election day. >> i don't think anybody thought much about that. >> reporter: the president is not scheduled to visit new york. >> we'd tlouf have him, but we have lots of things to do. i'm in the trying to diss him. >> reporter: after the election, we may see long lines again. early voting resumes again today in maryland and washington, d.c. with power still out, new york is looking at hand counting ballots during the election next week. new jersey may have to move some polling places in west virginia, looking at putting generators at its polling places to keep those voting machines powered. >> tracie potts for us in washington. >>> well, here is a quick look at some of the other political headlines thorng
>> i told the mayors and governors if it they're getting no for an answer somewhere in the federal government, they can call me personally at the white house. >> reporter: today the president visits new jersey where six days before the election, he got a pat on the back from republican rival governor chris christie. >> the president has been outstanding about this. i don't give a damn about election day. >> i don't think anybody thought much about that. >>...
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we'll continue to go over the government's statement. crews are rushing to reopen ports and repair fuel supply lines as demand for gas sky rockets. tom is covering that for us. he's in a gas station or right outside of a gas station in richfield, new jersey. we can see the lines behind you, tom. >> right on the jersey turnpike behind me. this has been packed for the better part of a couple of days now. there are two or three sunoco tankers. they each carry about 8800 gallons of fuel. they're bringing gas in, but here is the real story. take a look at the heavy police presence to make sure that they keep the order and that everybody keeps cool. and also, look at the line. the line stretches up and around the service ramp and on to the jersey turnpike because they have got at least about a mile, two to three miles of people waiting to get into this gas station. it's been the same scene across new jersey. we've heard from a lot of people who have some very strong emotions on this issue. >> i hope you ain't got to push it to the gas station.
we'll continue to go over the government's statement. crews are rushing to reopen ports and repair fuel supply lines as demand for gas sky rockets. tom is covering that for us. he's in a gas station or right outside of a gas station in richfield, new jersey. we can see the lines behind you, tom. >> right on the jersey turnpike behind me. this has been packed for the better part of a couple of days now. there are two or three sunoco tankers. they each carry about 8800 gallons of fuel....
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government way back. folks in new jersey as ron allen said, what they need is federal money to not only clean up initially, have their needs met in the short term, but there's this question of rebuilding. it was governor christie who said we have to get the army corps of engineers in here, think about restructuring and building differently. this becomes a real infrastructure issue which is something the president has talked about on the campaign trail. >> in fact, chris christie, so critical of the president, really sharply, painfully critical in appearances, some would say went overboard. some republicans must be uncomfortable with how effusively he was praising the president in his interviews with brian williams and in public statements. at the same time, it's not only that mitt romney is a small government guy, it's mitt romney during the republican primary debate, when he specifically in answers criticized fema and said it should be a state and local responsibility. >> right. i think he gets also the
government way back. folks in new jersey as ron allen said, what they need is federal money to not only clean up initially, have their needs met in the short term, but there's this question of rebuilding. it was governor christie who said we have to get the army corps of engineers in here, think about restructuring and building differently. this becomes a real infrastructure issue which is something the president has talked about on the campaign trail. >> in fact, chris christie, so...
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but you need the city government, the state government, the federal government to come in and help. mr. romney says rely on the private sector. what if they decide not to fund it? the federal government is there funding disaster relief, disaster coordination. they are moving in supplies and equipment that is needed to help us restore our great city and to help the people. we had a terrible problem with one of our hospitals, new york hospital had a power outage. all of the hospitals opened their doors and said bring your people here. everyone is doing everything they can to save lives, to help, and to respond. i believe the mayor, all our first responders, all our city workers are doing a brilliant, brilliant selfless job in helping our great city get through this, and thank you, mr. president, for being there directing fema. thank you fema, thank you to homeland security for coming in to help new york during this period. we couldn't do it without them. con ed doesn't have the power. we need the federal government. they say the generators will be here in 24 hours helping us restore o
but you need the city government, the state government, the federal government to come in and help. mr. romney says rely on the private sector. what if they decide not to fund it? the federal government is there funding disaster relief, disaster coordination. they are moving in supplies and equipment that is needed to help us restore our great city and to help the people. we had a terrible problem with one of our hospitals, new york hospital had a power outage. all of the hospitals opened their...
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government is able to perform the duties we want it to perform, we should have a smaller federal government, that the government didn't build that for you. >> good point there as well. anne, i'll move on you to at the next topic. surprise nod with "the new york times" endorsing president obama. not so much of surprise. but the "des moines register" endorsing mitt romney, the first time an iowa paper has endorsed a republican for president since 1962, richard nixon. how do you read the endorsement? >> i think surprise is the first word you have to use to describe it although endorsements are typically overrated. they don't, as much as i would like to think that newspapers are all-powerful, i don't think they shift that many votes. but in this case i'm willing to make an exception. this is a very influential paper. will was some discussion about whether it's because mitt romney visited them in person and president obama did it by phone and initially wanted to do some of the conversations off the record. i find that hard to believe having read it. either way to the steth that there may be a ha
government is able to perform the duties we want it to perform, we should have a smaller federal government, that the government didn't build that for you. >> good point there as well. anne, i'll move on you to at the next topic. surprise nod with "the new york times" endorsing president obama. not so much of surprise. but the "des moines register" endorsing mitt romney, the first time an iowa paper has endorsed a republican for president since 1962, richard nixon. how...
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michael steele, you've been a are the pa of state government. the states run elections. >> yes. >> congress mandates when the press election is, what i was told that greg fugate, whatever you have to do, you can get reimbursed for that. >> that was the first thing they needed to know. everything else is -- >> they want to know who pays for it. if it's paid, fine. >> particularly in states like new york and new jersey that have had such a high level of devastation, they're going to reconfigure their precinct areas where they send their voters. the key thing is to get the word out to the voters that you're not going go here, now you're going to go over there. >> you recall a time in arkansas where stuff had to be done and moved. >> you're right. the key for those county clerks they want to know who's paying for it. >> the other thing is whether you're rural or whether you're in inner city areas is the transportation. the transportation in new york is going to be very difficult, at best, i think, and with the metro and the other issues. >> i felt t
michael steele, you've been a are the pa of state government. the states run elections. >> yes. >> congress mandates when the press election is, what i was told that greg fugate, whatever you have to do, you can get reimbursed for that. >> that was the first thing they needed to know. everything else is -- >> they want to know who pays for it. if it's paid, fine. >> particularly in states like new york and new jersey that have had such a high level of devastation,...
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epa and government regulators are making it more and more difficult every single day. this is what we hear from so many of our manufacturers, large and small. >> let me really quickly play for you a clip that the president -- from the president's interview with joe and mica over the weekend. >> there's no doubt that the first order of business is to get our deficits and debt under control. the good thing is there's a forcing mechanism. the bush tax cuts end at end of the year. we have the sequester looming. that wouldn't be the right way to do thing, takes a machete to something as opposed to a scalpel. after the election both democrats and republicans say this is something the country wants to solve. if i've won, then i believe that's a mandate for doing it in a balanced way. >> congresscomwoman if the president wins will they have to budge to raise taxes for the super wealthy to take care the debt? >> i think it's interesting to listen to his comments. basically the president's ideas on how to deal with an economy are an empty binder, if you will. we have brought for
epa and government regulators are making it more and more difficult every single day. this is what we hear from so many of our manufacturers, large and small. >> let me really quickly play for you a clip that the president -- from the president's interview with joe and mica over the weekend. >> there's no doubt that the first order of business is to get our deficits and debt under control. the good thing is there's a forcing mechanism. the bush tax cuts end at end of the year. we...
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government offices are shut down. only emergency personnel are working and what's the situation in delaware? >> we had quite a significant driving restriction and we lifted it today. we still have what we call a 11 one. no penalties for being out. you shouldn't be joyriding and you can be out if you need to be out. >> jack markell, put in perpective it's not as bad as other states nearby. >> thanks very much. >> governor chris christie, just starting to update on the situation there. >> we are with you. we have a long road ahead of us, but i have complete confidence we will come out of this better and stronger than before. this state is too tough to give in to this type of devastation and we, in the government, will be here to work with you to have new jersey completely recover. i've spoken with president obama several times. last time was at midnight last night and he assured me we'd have an expedited process with fema, and get whatever assistance he needed. he moved the expedited process this morning by declaring ne
government offices are shut down. only emergency personnel are working and what's the situation in delaware? >> we had quite a significant driving restriction and we lifted it today. we still have what we call a 11 one. no penalties for being out. you shouldn't be joyriding and you can be out if you need to be out. >> jack markell, put in perpective it's not as bad as other states nearby. >> thanks very much. >> governor chris christie, just starting to update on the...
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he needed the federal government to go in there and partner with him. cut through the bureaucracy and the red tape that allows him to get the help that he needs to as citizens. so you know, he did his job. that's why he's such an effective governor. back to what people are going to vote on whext they walk into that polling booth on tuesday, they're going to be looking for an effective leader, someone who can turn the economy around. on both of these issues, poll after poll, shows that mitt romney is the guy that american people believe can make those things happen. >> shawn spicer from the republican national committee, thank you very much. >>> up next, does the obama campaign think that pennsylvania is in play? [ female announcer ] caroline penry began using olay total effects in 2001. since then, there's been one wedding, 2 kids, and 43 bottles of olay total effects. so in spite of 185 tantrums 378 pre-dawn starts and a lot of birthdays, caroline still looks amazing. you can challenge what's possible thanks to the trusted performance of olay. 60 years
he needed the federal government to go in there and partner with him. cut through the bureaucracy and the red tape that allows him to get the help that he needs to as citizens. so you know, he did his job. that's why he's such an effective governor. back to what people are going to vote on whext they walk into that polling booth on tuesday, they're going to be looking for an effective leader, someone who can turn the economy around. on both of these issues, poll after poll, shows that mitt...
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what do we do about the size of government? what do we do about revenue and what do we do about expenditures. if in fact president obama wins on tuesday night, which i don't think he will, there will have to be a serious conversation with harry reid, with nancy pelosi and the president, saying now that you've won the white house, let's have a serious conversation, let's see if we can gif a little bit. because the will of the people have spoken. >> how about an electoral split, will that make it more difficult to come to a resolution and avoid the fiscal cliff? will there be questions about legitimacy as if there back in 2000. >> if we do electoral versus popular. >> gotcha. i don't don't think that's the case, whoever the winner is going to be the next president of the united states. if obama wins, which i think he does, then my gut tells me he will come back to washington, he will bring the four leaders together, have a summit at camp david and say hey folks, we got to do something. if we don't american businesses are going to
what do we do about the size of government? what do we do about revenue and what do we do about expenditures. if in fact president obama wins on tuesday night, which i don't think he will, there will have to be a serious conversation with harry reid, with nancy pelosi and the president, saying now that you've won the white house, let's have a serious conversation, let's see if we can gif a little bit. because the will of the people have spoken. >> how about an electoral split, will that...
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they need to hands the aftermath of the storm, for the government to get to people their needs. the president also visited fema ahead of the storm's landfall with that same message. this reminder, he's leaving for new jersey and the meeting with the governor and mayor of atlantic city in the next hour. we'll bring that to you right here on msnbc. the impact of all of this, people still waking up in the dark and that could go on for days. this is a big reality that so many are living with right now. more than six million people still without power in almost 20 states. we have a by the numbers breakdown by state. now, from maine to maryland, new hampshire to north carolina, even in illinois the most affected by far new jersey with more than two million people still without electric. we'll update these numbers for you as soon as we get them. look at the swath of that map there, it gives you an idea of how many people impacted by this an so many people just doing what they can to get by right now. we want to show you live pictures coming into us from down south in tampa, florida. fo
they need to hands the aftermath of the storm, for the government to get to people their needs. the president also visited fema ahead of the storm's landfall with that same message. this reminder, he's leaving for new jersey and the meeting with the governor and mayor of atlantic city in the next hour. we'll bring that to you right here on msnbc. the impact of all of this, people still waking up in the dark and that could go on for days. this is a big reality that so many are living with right...
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>> government police. weird not talking about murder or rape or stealing but people who put the dirt on their own property some of these came out of the first george bush rethink you should not put people in jail. and the old days there was a difference between criminal law and tort law it was called intent if you accelerated somebody that was not murder now there is a man in jail southern mississippi 10 years without parole for putting clean fill dirt on his land sometimes it is moving dirt from an area to another. some was well intended the clean water act says you cannot dump pollutants per kriet agree. no chemical company should be allowed the nine your own land is not the same as dumping chemicals. >> host: and utilities and the senate? >> i brought the peg family from idaho ss of new $5,000 per day fine and told they cannot build on their land no water touches there they and it there's no rainwater new government said it is a wetland. looked at the website. it is not there. they say the website is no
>> government police. weird not talking about murder or rape or stealing but people who put the dirt on their own property some of these came out of the first george bush rethink you should not put people in jail. and the old days there was a difference between criminal law and tort law it was called intent if you accelerated somebody that was not murder now there is a man in jail southern mississippi 10 years without parole for putting clean fill dirt on his land sometimes it is moving...
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local governments are getting ready as well. seven states as well as d.c. have now declared states of emergency. the latest being connecticut. mandatory evacuations are now planned in both new york and new jersey. we're keeping an very close watch as well on the airports for you. at this point there are no major delays to report. but major problems are definitely possible in the coming days. all the major airlines are waiving fees for any passengers who want to reschedule their flights to the affected areas along the eastern seaboard. it is a big area. we have a team of correspondents deployed along the east coast including nbc's al roker and the weather channel stephanie abrams in delaware. colleagues jim can torre and mike sidell are in new york city and new jersey. they will all be joining us throughout our coverage today. we begin here in studio with nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. what's the latest on this storm, dylan? >> alex, it is still a category one hurricane. it's going to fluctuate between a category one and tropical storm, back over to a categ
local governments are getting ready as well. seven states as well as d.c. have now declared states of emergency. the latest being connecticut. mandatory evacuations are now planned in both new york and new jersey. we're keeping an very close watch as well on the airports for you. at this point there are no major delays to report. but major problems are definitely possible in the coming days. all the major airlines are waiving fees for any passengers who want to reschedule their flights to the...
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government." this is about 15 minutes. >> on your screen is the cover of a new book coming out august 2012, "seven principles of good government," liberty people in politics and is written by former new max are grew governor gary johnson and he is also the libertarian party nominee for president in 2012. governor johnson, when and why did you leave the republican party and become a libertarian? >> will you know i have probably been a libertarian my entire life so this is kind of coming out of the closet and i don't think i am unlike most americans. i think there are a lot more americans in this country that declare themselves libertarian as opposed to voting libertarian. so you know the pitch that i'm trying to make right now is vote libertarian with me just this one time. give me a shot at changing things and if it doesn't work out you can always return to tyranny. i'm going to argue that is what we have right now. >> what are the seven principles of good government that you write about? >> one
government." this is about 15 minutes. >> on your screen is the cover of a new book coming out august 2012, "seven principles of good government," liberty people in politics and is written by former new max are grew governor gary johnson and he is also the libertarian party nominee for president in 2012. governor johnson, when and why did you leave the republican party and become a libertarian? >> will you know i have probably been a libertarian my entire life so this...
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my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. >> reporter: mitt romney, who had suspended campaigning for the day, travelled to the battle state of ohio to encourage donations to the red cross. >> i had a chance to speak with some of the governors in the affected areas, they talked about people having hard times. i appreciate the fact that people in dayton got up this morning, some went to the grocery store i see, and purchased some things that these families will need. >> reporter: and with presidential politics hanging in the balance. one of mr. romney's top supporters, chris christie had nothing but praise for the federal government. >> the president has been outstanding in this, so the folks at fema have been excellent. >> reporter: later christie made it clear he isn't concerned about the storm waes effect on election day. >> i don't care about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me. it's not my problem, i'm not dealing with it at the moment. >> reporter: local officials in his state and others are worried. in new york's nassau county, loss of power ma
my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. >> reporter: mitt romney, who had suspended campaigning for the day, travelled to the battle state of ohio to encourage donations to the red cross. >> i had a chance to speak with some of the governors in the affected areas, they talked about people having hard times. i appreciate the fact that people in dayton got up this morning, some went to the grocery store i see, and purchased some things that these families...
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i think it's really a government problem going back years. the way that politics in greece works--the way you got votes is you gave jobs to your political allies and they have a clause in the constitution that you can't fire anybody so each time a new government came in they hired more people without getting rid of existing people. the government just kept getting bigger and bigger and more expensive and eventually the whole thing collapsed. thank you so much for that update. that's jack ewing of international herald tribune. still ahead what you probably haven't heard yet about pac money being used to promote candidates in this year's election.. that's next. with election day just one week away, political campaigns across the country are on a spending spree to reach voters. the advent of super-pac's is making a tremendous difference in this year's elections. paul eggers gives us the full picture on these mega campaign contributors. with the white house and 468 congressional seats up for grabs on election day, political campaigns across the c
i think it's really a government problem going back years. the way that politics in greece works--the way you got votes is you gave jobs to your political allies and they have a clause in the constitution that you can't fire anybody so each time a new government came in they hired more people without getting rid of existing people. the government just kept getting bigger and bigger and more expensive and eventually the whole thing collapsed. thank you so much for that update. that's jack ewing...
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and he talked about this new world of governing. can you imagine your predecessors going through this without one of these? >> look, i can't even remember three, four years ago before i had that power. just for me, the power of twitter alone, i have tens of thousands of my residents who are letting me know about what's going on, telling me about their neighbors that need somebody to get to them right away. >> reporter: i know that just being mayor in good times is tough. does this just exhaust you? do you say at some point, i can't do this? >> i'm running on adrenaline, caffeine and a love of the community. >> reporter: by using twitter to connect with his community, mayor booker says he's helping to keep the faith. >> we've had amazing zero crimes of opportunity, no looting, no problems like that. i'm going round the clock. >> reporter: booker achieved superhero status when earlier this year he came home to find his neighbor's house on fire. he charged through the flames to rescue her. you're the hands-on mayor. you rushed into a b
and he talked about this new world of governing. can you imagine your predecessors going through this without one of these? >> look, i can't even remember three, four years ago before i had that power. just for me, the power of twitter alone, i have tens of thousands of my residents who are letting me know about what's going on, telling me about their neighbors that need somebody to get to them right away. >> reporter: i know that just being mayor in good times is tough. does this...
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today's government report just days before the election could make or break both campaigns. >> cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran shows us the possible impact. there's still some undecided voters out there and these numbers, they could have some sway. >> reporter: that's because this is the last economic report we'll see before the election. today both candidates will use it for their campaign blitz to get those undecided voters. a sluggish economy has been a bone of contention. >> reporter: the president started his day in ohio with better-than-expected unemployment numbers. >> this morning we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> reporter: employers added 171,000 new jobs in october, about 45,000 more than many analysts anticipated. the labor department says hiring over the summer was better than previously thought. despite the improvement, the president is still facing high unemployment. because more americans are trying to find work, it ticked up from 7.8 to 7.9%. that's the highest number an incumbent president has faced on
today's government report just days before the election could make or break both campaigns. >> cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran shows us the possible impact. there's still some undecided voters out there and these numbers, they could have some sway. >> reporter: that's because this is the last economic report we'll see before the election. today both candidates will use it for their campaign blitz to get those undecided voters. a sluggish economy has been a bone of contention. >>...
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government forces launched air strikes around damascus today, flattening buildings. rebel forces responded with bomb blasts of their own. at least 16 people died in back and forth attacks. >>> a lot more to tell you about on this saturday night as we continue on "nightly news." what did they know and when did they know it? a new twist tonight in the investigation to that deadly meningitis outbreak. >>> later, lady liberty like we haven't quite seen her before. >>> we're back now with an update on the deadly outbreak of viral meningitis tied to tainted steroid injections. the cdc said today 25 people have died. the number of cases up to 344 in 18 states. there are disturbing new findings involving the massachusetts pharmacy that made the drugs. the latest from nbc senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: george kerry's wife lillian died of meningitis after she and her husband received injections of tainted steroids for back pain. >> it's a tragedy that my wife and i and the thousands of other people have been exposed to this contaminated medication.
government forces launched air strikes around damascus today, flattening buildings. rebel forces responded with bomb blasts of their own. at least 16 people died in back and forth attacks. >>> a lot more to tell you about on this saturday night as we continue on "nightly news." what did they know and when did they know it? a new twist tonight in the investigation to that deadly meningitis outbreak. >>> later, lady liberty like we haven't quite seen her before....
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one candidate wants more government and more redistribution of income. the other wants less of all three. dissolve the electorate and elect the new electorate. >> we still have an election on tuesday. talk about other things that you're going to be watching for through the night on tuesday? >> to me i'm going to focus on this historic divide that we're going to see an unbelievable thing, what you're going to see in this election, is young versus old. black versus white. single women versus married women. the geography issue, the west coast versus east coast. and faith. that incredible divide. we talked about our political divide. but that culture divide that exists in this country, somebody is going have to address. >> george, of course, i'm going to focus on the whole issue of voter intimidation. because as you well know, 23 states tried to impose burdensome rules -- >> many rejected. >> but there is still a lot of confusion. a lot of confusion. >> and look, we might -- when i think about florida, my blood pressure raises. but this is going to be a very
one candidate wants more government and more redistribution of income. the other wants less of all three. dissolve the electorate and elect the new electorate. >> we still have an election on tuesday. talk about other things that you're going to be watching for through the night on tuesday? >> to me i'm going to focus on this historic divide that we're going to see an unbelievable thing, what you're going to see in this election, is young versus old. black versus white. single women...
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there's a lot of criticism with some of that speculation, but i think there's also more of a take-up by government as well as by investors that they need to take a long-term perspective. how are they going to feed nine billion people by 2050? by 2030, water demand will be higher than water supply. water will be scarcer than oil. how do you provide energy in poverty. >> we're talking about the very things that people are going to come back to work and hit the button on. so where are we going see some of the most activity? >> i think from the short term, people will be focusing on the reinsurers, for instance. what sort of impact it's going to happen. >> you're seeing we won't see some of it, for instance. >> a lot of it is quite urbanized. we're talking about urban centers in new jersey, in new york. i think the short-term impact in terms of food commodities, etc. >> we're going to wrap that up. thanks very much for coming in. chris, thanks very much for coming in. thanks for all your correspondence this morning. if you've got anything else you want to get off your chest. phillip manduca will be in
there's a lot of criticism with some of that speculation, but i think there's also more of a take-up by government as well as by investors that they need to take a long-term perspective. how are they going to feed nine billion people by 2050? by 2030, water demand will be higher than water supply. water will be scarcer than oil. how do you provide energy in poverty. >> we're talking about the very things that people are going to come back to work and hit the button on. so where are we...
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we actually reduced the amount of money government was spending. and then we cut taxes 19 times. we made our state more business-friendly, the result of all of this was or job growth went from the basement up 20 points, up 20 states, that is. and we were able to balance the budget. and by the way, the $3 billion budget gap turned into a rainy day fund. >> hi, everybody, i'm don lemon, we'll let you continue to listen to mitt romney, we'll watch coverage politics and hurricane sandy, back in a few minutes with mitt romney. >> let me tell you, i'm confident in the future. look, i know these have been tough years and we're tired of being tired. yeah, the democrats chant four more years, we chant ten more days. righ right? >> ten more days, ten more days, ten more days, ten more days. >> you are right, ten more days, ten more days's we're changing our chant tomorrow, they keep saying four more years, we got a new chanlt, ten more days. let me tell you why i'm so confident. i have seen the entrepreneur's spirit in this country. i've seen it here, by the way. i was delighted. last time
we actually reduced the amount of money government was spending. and then we cut taxes 19 times. we made our state more business-friendly, the result of all of this was or job growth went from the basement up 20 points, up 20 states, that is. and we were able to balance the budget. and by the way, the $3 billion budget gap turned into a rainy day fund. >> hi, everybody, i'm don lemon, we'll let you continue to listen to mitt romney, we'll watch coverage politics and hurricane sandy, back...
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the government no longer represents the people. the people are going to take such or. at least in the traditional split in the long lists. the way our economic system currently is not. played. up. let. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live live. live .
the government no longer represents the people. the people are going to take such or. at least in the traditional split in the long lists. the way our economic system currently is not. played. up. let. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live. live live. live .